He has announcedהִגִּידto you,לְךָhuman being,אָדָםwhatמַהis good;טּוֹבand whatוּמָהdoes YHWHיְהוָהseekדּוֹרֵשׁfrom youמִמְּךָbutכִּי אִםto doעֲשׂוֹתjustice,מִשְׁפָּטand to loveוְאַהֲבַתloyal love,חֶסֶדand to walk humblyוְהַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶתwith your Elohim?עִם אֱלֹהֶיךָ
Micah 6:8
Study it in the app“He has announced to you, human being, what is good; and what does YHWH seek from you but to do justice, and to love loyal love, and to walk humbly with your Elohim?”
Micah sums up what God asks: justice, steadfast love, and walking humblyHolinessWhat God seeks: to do justice, love loyal love and walk humblyPraise and worshipWhat God asks: justice, loyal love and humilityPurposeMicah asks if God wants thousands of rams; he seeks justice, loyal love and humilityObedienceDo justice, love loyal love and walk humbly with your GodHumility and ServiceWhat God asks: do justice, love loyal love, and walk humbly with himJustice and mercy
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 6:8, word by word
- He has announcedהִגִּידhigid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “higid” appears- human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- is goodטּוֹבtov
what is right
What is right and just, which God approves, the opposite of evil.
Where else “tov” appears- does YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- seekדּוֹרֵשׁdoresh
require
To investigate, or hold to account.
Where else “doresh” appears- to doעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- and to loveאַהֲבַתahavat
love
Love: the affection that joins one person to another; also the love of YHWH for his people.
Where else “ahavat” appears- loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
faithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chesed” appears- and to walk humblyהַצְנֵעַhatsnea
be humble
To be modest, humble; to walk with humility (Micah 6:8).
Where else “hatsnea” appears- and to walk humblyלֶכֶתlechet
walk
To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.
Where else “lechet” appears- with your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears
The context
7Will YHWH be pleased with thousands of rams, with myriads of torrents of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my womb for the sin of my soul?
8 · This verse (above)
9The voice of YHWH calls to the city, and sound judgment sees your name: “Hear the rod, and who has appointed it.